The Cycling: Stage 2 is 199.2km of a hilly route that starts in Cesenatico and ends in Bologne.
The Daily Challenge: Bologne is home to one of the oldest universities in the world. Alma Mater Studiorum was founded in 1088 making it 936 years old! In the spirit of learning new things today's challenge is to use a new technique. This could be for spinning, plying or drafting - it could even be something you've recently learnt and want to practice.
Suggested Fibre: Dusty Brick - a warm orange blend of 75% Shetland and 25% Bio-nylon.
What I did
I'm not doing today's challenge but I made a start on spinning a 100g braid of fibre called Rudolph's Nose, which was the Day 16 fibre in the first fibre Advent Calendar that World of Wool produced in 2021, and you can read about the fibre by clicking on the highlighted link. The reason that I have picked this fibre is because it fits in perfect with tomorrow's challenge about myth's and legends, and of course Rudoph is a both a myth and a legend. The different fibres are very subtly slightly different shades, not massively noticeably, but probably just the difference on how the same dye looks different on different fibres types. Two of the fibres in the blend actually fit with today's suggested fibre of Shetland and Bio-Nylon and Rudolph's nose also has Tussah Silk and Bamboo.
I managed to spin two singles today and this will be ready to ply tomorrow.
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